Nanny Cam's Item ID: #411Astak Pan & Tilt Wireless IP Network Camera Monitoring System with Night Vision, Motion Sensor, and Built-in-AudioProduct Information:
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The only thing good about this experience was that the camera was delivered by the date specified. Other than that it was a horror story. I have excellent Wi-Fi skills and, after 15 hours of attempts to get it to work, I finally returned the item, in total frustration (Amazon did quickly issue a total refund).
I got this camera to work with my Motorola Droid smart phone. I only decided to purchase it , after talking with tech support at Astak. They assured me, that although the ad refers to Iphone compatibility only, they had upgraded it to work with Droids as well.
As advertised, it was easy enough to register the camera (at [...]) and have it “recognized”. However, as soon as I tried to get it to work with my Droid phone, it disappeared from the website. Tech support (which never returns call messages or e-mail messages), finally picked-up the phone after about 10 attempts. He advised that my camera was the older “silver” (not black) version, but a simple “firmware” download, would resolve the problem. I did the download, and, as I stated earlier, after 15 hours of work, the camera was never again recognized, or functional, remotely (either through my phone or through my computer).
Because the promises of the camera are so potentially fantastic (night vision, instant notification on my Droid, after any motion activated event, total remote control from that same phone, as well as the capacity to listen and talk, all done through a wireless network) I am not giving up yet. Just to be sure that the camera claims are not totally bogus, I ordered the black version, from a different non-Amazon supplier (on the Amazon website). You see, Amazon, currently stocks only the older “silver” camera, and could not advise me when the black version would be stocked.
The alternate supplier went out of their way to get me the camera in time for my trip to our other house (where the camera will be installed). So with the newer version, (Black Mole), in hand, I am off to install and test it. I will give a follow-up review, after completing the test. I am hoping that the problem was either that I got a “lemon”, or that the difficulty arrose in trying to download the new firmare to the older camera. My thinking is that the current version, with the new firmware already on it, may still work the way the manufacturer promises. I will let you know
The Astak camera is a nifty little gadget that enables the user to monitor office or home safety and capture creative videos that can be posted to Twitter, Facebook, MySpace etc. The movements of the camera are a little noisy (thus not a 5 star review) but sharing with friends and using the camera right out of the box are as simple as plug n play. The price may be more than other off the shelf webcams but you have more control remotely to permit a touch more creativity by “hiding” the camera and being part of the action!
Product discription claims you can access it through their web site but after many tries their web site doesn’t see it. Company doesn’t answer phone or email.